Run Black & Grow
About this Event
Run Black & Grow 🌱
Join us in Metcalfe Park on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM for a food justice community walk/run. We will gather in the back of the former parking lot of Pick 'N Save to reflect on a year since the grocery store closure. From there, we will move in solidarity to Metcalfe Park's Black Joy Farm for a gardening workshop and collective action.
All ages are welcome to attend. Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Please complete this waiver form before attending: https://forms.gle/h8KpphCfNdKqLLtAA
Learn more about Run Black & Green at runblackandgreen.org
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Introductions and Check in
Info: The first 30 minutes we'll allow people to get settled into the space and check-in. This will also be a time for introductions so we can get to know each other, learn more about Run Black & Green and Metcalfe Park Community Bridges.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Civic Engagement Teach-In
Info: A mini civic engagement teach in talking about everything the community has accomplished within a year of the Pick 'n Save grocery store closure in July 2025 and how policy advocacy + community led solutions work together to build power.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Arms Around Us
Info: As a group we'll link arms and make verbal commitments to advance food justice and end food apartheid in Milwaukee as a collective.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Move Together to the Black Joy Farm
Info: We'll move together (walk, run, roll, or van transport for those who aren't physically able to walk or run) to the Black Joy Farm which is about 1 mile away from the former Pick 'N Save parking lot.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Community Story Share and Visioning Session
Info: community members share stories of being impacted by grocery store closures and their vision for the future
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Community Barbecue/Gardening Workshop
Info: Gather at the Black Joy Farm for food and a gardening workshop led by a local community farmer with demonstration and resources people can take home to grow their own food.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Closing
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